India-Pak trade talks on Wednesday

New Delhi: On the eve of Indo-Pakistan trade talks, New Delhi on Tuesday said “possible doables” to upgrade bilateral economic engagement would be clear after the commerce secretaries complete their discussion in Islamabad.

He said after all, there has been economic integration among other regions like East Asia and South-East Asia. “South Asia should be part of that story...Pakistan has to be part of the South Asian economic integration”, he said.

Sharma said after Khullar returns from Islamabad, he would brief Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the same.

Asked whether export of petroleum products from India to Pakistan would be on the agenda of the commerce secretaries, Sharma refused to comment, saying it would be premature to talk about specifics.

India is willing to export petrol and diesel to the neighbouring country, if Pakistan lifted a ban on its imports from across the border.

Pakistan imports 4-5 million tonne of diesel from Kuwait every year.

Trade between India and Pakistan has remained low at about $2 billion.